Daily Star: Russia develops secret weapon
Sensational and frightening reports of foreign developments weapons long ago became commonplace, and therefore managed to lose some of their “terrifying” potential. Nevertheless, new and new articles appear regularly, the authors of which try to convince the reader of the looming threat. This time, the theme of Russian-developed miracle weapons that threaten the whole world was raised by the British tabloid Daily Star.
On the last day of September, the Daily Star, famous for its love for sensations, published an article by Tom Towers with the eerie name “Russia developing secret weapon 'MORE POWERFUL than nuclear bomb'” - “Russia is developing a secret weapon that is more powerful than a nuclear bomb” Headline made it clear what the scope of the publication affects, as well as transparently hinting at the most terrible consequences of the events described.
Following the traditions of the tabloid press, the author added a loud title with several subtitles designed to complement it. He pointed out that Russian scientists are developing powerful new military devices capable of being more effective than nuclear weapons. The second subtitle turned out to be more daring: Vladimir Putin will be able to destroy entire armies with the help of new technologies.
T. Towers began his article by recalling some well-known facts. As he pointed out, the so-called electronic weapons are capable of destroying all electronic equipment within a radius of several miles, and can also disable an entire army. Specially designed electromagnetic emitters can suppress or damage communication systems aviation or airborne missile guidance equipment. Moreover, all such actions can be carried out from a distance of several miles.
Also, electromagnetic weapons can be used against land equipment. A powerful impulse is able to hit and disable the mechanisms of loading ammunition in tank a gun or even provoke an explosion of ammunition directly in stacks. Finally, according to a British journalist, electromagnetic weapons can kill radiation of enemy soldiers hiding at a depth of 100 m.
Having described the general possibilities of the electromagnetic impulse and “encouraged” the readers, the author proceeds to the last news in the field of electronic systems. According to recent reports, the Russian defense industry has created a promising electromagnetic rocket called the Alabuga. This product is able to literally turn off all enemy electronic systems within a 2,3 mile radius.
As the British journalist writes, the new Russian weapons will be used by promising unmanned aerial vehicles. First of all, the Alabuga rocket will become a means of dealing with enemy aircraft.
Also, Russian scientists have created a foliage remote clearance system designed to search for and destroy potentially dangerous objects. This complex is capable of neutralizing an explosive device at a distance of up to 100 m. With the help of on-board equipment, a Foliage type machine must find land mines of various types, after which it is proposed to destroy them with a directional high-frequency beam. Over the next two years, the Russian armed forces will need to get 150 machines of this type.
Developing the thesis of the foreign threat in the form of a new electromagnetic weapon, T. Towers recalls third countries. He believes that there are grounds for concern regarding the development of such systems in North Korea. Such weapons may be intended for a hypothetical attack of South Korean nuclear power plants, banks, government agencies and other facilities. A powerful electromagnetic pulse can damage the electronics of these objects, which will lead to a variety of consequences of one kind or another.
His article edition of the Daily Star completes the pinch theory. It recalls that an electromagnetic pulse is one of the damaging factors of a nuclear explosion. Powerful radiation can disrupt or even burn electrical and electronic systems. The infrastructure of South Korea can be one of the goals of an EMP weapon.
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It is hardly worth wondering at the tone of the recent Daily Star article, as well as its loud title and horrific subtitles. All this, first of all, is connected with the format of the publication and its methods of promoting its publications. For well-known reasons, stories about aggressive Russia enjoy a certain popularity abroad, and therefore prove to be a good way to raise ratings.
However, the specificity of the tabloid format can hardly justify some, at least, ambiguous features of the article “Russia developing secret weapon 'MORE POWERFUL than nuclear bomb'”. So, a few days before its publication, new information appeared on Russian projects of electronic warfare systems, fairly complementing the existing picture. However, this information was not taken into account by T. Towers, and his article contained outdated data, which apparently did not fully correspond to reality.
Recall that in September 28, the Russian media published excerpts from an interview with the adviser to the first deputy general director of the Radio Electronic Technologies concern Vladimir Mikheev. Among other things, a representative of the leading organization mentioned the Alabuga project, information about which was publicly available for a long time.
According to V. Mikheev, the code “Alabuga” had no direct relation to any specific model of weapons or equipment. This name was borne by the research work on the prospects of EW, conducted at the beginning of the decade. Within the framework of this program, the specialists of KRET conducted a large amount of research, the purpose of which was to determine the potential and capabilities of new electronic warfare agents.
A considerable amount of information collected during the research work "Alabuga" has already found application. As the representative of the “Radioelectronic Technologies” concern said, certain developments under this program were developed and were used in new projects. Thus, the development of EW systems in recent years is carried out precisely using information obtained at the beginning of the decade.
We already know about several new projects of EW complexes of various types. In particular, a line of electromagnetic pulse generators suitable for mounting on rockets of various classes is being created. However, as far as is known, such products are not the result of the Alabuga project, although they are based on the groundwork for this research.
It should be recalled that the information on an electromagnetic pulse rocket of the Alabuga type first appeared several years ago. The Russian press, citing unnamed sources in the military department, wrote about the development of a missile with a warhead in the form of a so-called. explosive magnetic generator. It was reported that such a product could fly for several kilometers, and at a given point to create a powerful electromagnetic pulse. At an altitude of about 200-300 m, such a missile could hit targets within a radius of 3,5 km. However, as it turned out a few days ago, the project with the code "Alabuga" did not develop a specific ammunition.
The concern of the British tabloid about the presence of electromagnetic weapons in Russia is quite understandable, but the mention of the Foliage machine in this context looks strange. If the hypothetical Alabuga rocket can be used in offensive operations and facilitate the advancement of troops by neutralizing the enemy, the Foliage complex has a completely different purpose. A remote demining machine (MDR) must search and deactivate explosive devices in the path of troops.
MDR 15М107 “Foliage” is built on the basis of a three-axle armored car and is completed with a set of special equipment. The largest and most noticeable elements of the electronic complex of the machine are the antenna placed on the roof and the frame with emitters mounted in the front part of the chassis. Also, the armored car is equipped with other equipment, part of which is taken out of the protected hull. This appearance allows the “Foliage” to work in the same order with other equipment, from armored combat vehicles to mobile ground-based missile systems.
Using airborne radio-electronic systems, the crew of the Folk Carriage Station "Foliage" must conduct a survey of the surrounding area and look for explosive devices. The equipment provides study of the terrain at a distance of up to 100 m in a sector of width 30 °. Detected ammunition is proposed to destroy using a generator of high-frequency electromagnetic pulse. Such a beam literally burns the electrical circuits of the mine, causing it to explode or incapacitate without triggering. If necessary, the crew of the car can independently neutralize the explosive device.
The prototypes of “Foliage” were put to the test a few years ago, but the full operation of such equipment began relatively recently. At the end of September, the latest MDR for the first time took part in real exercises. The demining machine accompanied the Yars missile systems and solved the tasks of searching for explosive devices. According to the legend of the exercise, on the route of the column, the conditional enemy laid two dozen mines with control based on cell phones. The training explosive devices were located both on the road itself and at a distance from 70 m.
The crew of the MDR 15М107 successfully coped with the tasks, timely detecting all the threats. According to the Ministry of Defense, the mine was cleared using radio signals that simulate a command to undermine. The Foliage machine found and destroyed all dangerous objects, thanks to which the convoy of the Strategic Missile Forces equipment was able to pass along a given route without difficulty.
As we can see, most of the frightening theses from the Daily Star edition turned out to be a way to attract the reader’s attention in order to increase the rating in a banal way. However, some of the main ideas of the article “Russia developing secret weapon 'MORE POWERFUL than nuclear bomb'” correspond to reality in one way or another, and besides, there are real reasons for concern.
It is well known that the Russian Ministry of Defense pays special attention to promising electronic warfare complexes of various classes and different purposes. Also known about the work in the field of weapons, using an electromagnetic pulse. Thus, in the foreseeable future, promising models of special systems and weapons, including those based on new operating principles, which have not yet been used in the military sphere, can enter into service with the Russian army.
Such prospects for the development of Russian radio-electronic systems can pretty much irritate a potential enemy, especially in the face of countries with developed armies. Modern armed forces are actively using radio communications, control systems, radiolocation, etc., which make them extremely sensitive to the use of EW tools. The appearance of a weapon using an electromagnetic pulse and capable of disabling equipment becomes a very serious challenge and a real problem.
At the end of his article, the British journalist mentioned the possibility of the appearance of EMP-weapons in the DPRK. The unfavorable and regularly deteriorating situation on the Korean Peninsula suggests that the presence of such weapons from one of the parties to a hypothetical conflict may lead to the most serious consequences.
Foreign developments in the field of armament and military equipment are becoming a topic for publications of various kinds, including those intended to attract the reader’s attention with a screaming headline. This time, the latest reports on Russian EW developments have become the reason for the “terrible” publication in the tabloid press. Not all information from the Daily Star, as it turned out, is true, and the task of the article was far from educating the readers. However, it should not be forgotten that such publications, for all their doubtfulness, may well have one or another influence on attitudes in society.
Article “Russia developing secret weapon 'MORE POWERFUL than nuclear bomb'”:
http://dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/648833/Russia-radio-electronic-weapons-Vladimir-Putin-Trump-nuclear-weapons
On the last day of September, the Daily Star, famous for its love for sensations, published an article by Tom Towers with the eerie name “Russia developing secret weapon 'MORE POWERFUL than nuclear bomb'” - “Russia is developing a secret weapon that is more powerful than a nuclear bomb” Headline made it clear what the scope of the publication affects, as well as transparently hinting at the most terrible consequences of the events described.
Following the traditions of the tabloid press, the author added a loud title with several subtitles designed to complement it. He pointed out that Russian scientists are developing powerful new military devices capable of being more effective than nuclear weapons. The second subtitle turned out to be more daring: Vladimir Putin will be able to destroy entire armies with the help of new technologies.
T. Towers began his article by recalling some well-known facts. As he pointed out, the so-called electronic weapons are capable of destroying all electronic equipment within a radius of several miles, and can also disable an entire army. Specially designed electromagnetic emitters can suppress or damage communication systems aviation or airborne missile guidance equipment. Moreover, all such actions can be carried out from a distance of several miles.
Also, electromagnetic weapons can be used against land equipment. A powerful impulse is able to hit and disable the mechanisms of loading ammunition in tank a gun or even provoke an explosion of ammunition directly in stacks. Finally, according to a British journalist, electromagnetic weapons can kill radiation of enemy soldiers hiding at a depth of 100 m.
Having described the general possibilities of the electromagnetic impulse and “encouraged” the readers, the author proceeds to the last news in the field of electronic systems. According to recent reports, the Russian defense industry has created a promising electromagnetic rocket called the Alabuga. This product is able to literally turn off all enemy electronic systems within a 2,3 mile radius.
As the British journalist writes, the new Russian weapons will be used by promising unmanned aerial vehicles. First of all, the Alabuga rocket will become a means of dealing with enemy aircraft.
Also, Russian scientists have created a foliage remote clearance system designed to search for and destroy potentially dangerous objects. This complex is capable of neutralizing an explosive device at a distance of up to 100 m. With the help of on-board equipment, a Foliage type machine must find land mines of various types, after which it is proposed to destroy them with a directional high-frequency beam. Over the next two years, the Russian armed forces will need to get 150 machines of this type.
Developing the thesis of the foreign threat in the form of a new electromagnetic weapon, T. Towers recalls third countries. He believes that there are grounds for concern regarding the development of such systems in North Korea. Such weapons may be intended for a hypothetical attack of South Korean nuclear power plants, banks, government agencies and other facilities. A powerful electromagnetic pulse can damage the electronics of these objects, which will lead to a variety of consequences of one kind or another.
His article edition of the Daily Star completes the pinch theory. It recalls that an electromagnetic pulse is one of the damaging factors of a nuclear explosion. Powerful radiation can disrupt or even burn electrical and electronic systems. The infrastructure of South Korea can be one of the goals of an EMP weapon.
***
It is hardly worth wondering at the tone of the recent Daily Star article, as well as its loud title and horrific subtitles. All this, first of all, is connected with the format of the publication and its methods of promoting its publications. For well-known reasons, stories about aggressive Russia enjoy a certain popularity abroad, and therefore prove to be a good way to raise ratings.
However, the specificity of the tabloid format can hardly justify some, at least, ambiguous features of the article “Russia developing secret weapon 'MORE POWERFUL than nuclear bomb'”. So, a few days before its publication, new information appeared on Russian projects of electronic warfare systems, fairly complementing the existing picture. However, this information was not taken into account by T. Towers, and his article contained outdated data, which apparently did not fully correspond to reality.
Recall that in September 28, the Russian media published excerpts from an interview with the adviser to the first deputy general director of the Radio Electronic Technologies concern Vladimir Mikheev. Among other things, a representative of the leading organization mentioned the Alabuga project, information about which was publicly available for a long time.
According to V. Mikheev, the code “Alabuga” had no direct relation to any specific model of weapons or equipment. This name was borne by the research work on the prospects of EW, conducted at the beginning of the decade. Within the framework of this program, the specialists of KRET conducted a large amount of research, the purpose of which was to determine the potential and capabilities of new electronic warfare agents.
A considerable amount of information collected during the research work "Alabuga" has already found application. As the representative of the “Radioelectronic Technologies” concern said, certain developments under this program were developed and were used in new projects. Thus, the development of EW systems in recent years is carried out precisely using information obtained at the beginning of the decade.
We already know about several new projects of EW complexes of various types. In particular, a line of electromagnetic pulse generators suitable for mounting on rockets of various classes is being created. However, as far as is known, such products are not the result of the Alabuga project, although they are based on the groundwork for this research.
It should be recalled that the information on an electromagnetic pulse rocket of the Alabuga type first appeared several years ago. The Russian press, citing unnamed sources in the military department, wrote about the development of a missile with a warhead in the form of a so-called. explosive magnetic generator. It was reported that such a product could fly for several kilometers, and at a given point to create a powerful electromagnetic pulse. At an altitude of about 200-300 m, such a missile could hit targets within a radius of 3,5 km. However, as it turned out a few days ago, the project with the code "Alabuga" did not develop a specific ammunition.
The concern of the British tabloid about the presence of electromagnetic weapons in Russia is quite understandable, but the mention of the Foliage machine in this context looks strange. If the hypothetical Alabuga rocket can be used in offensive operations and facilitate the advancement of troops by neutralizing the enemy, the Foliage complex has a completely different purpose. A remote demining machine (MDR) must search and deactivate explosive devices in the path of troops.
MDR 15М107 “Foliage” is built on the basis of a three-axle armored car and is completed with a set of special equipment. The largest and most noticeable elements of the electronic complex of the machine are the antenna placed on the roof and the frame with emitters mounted in the front part of the chassis. Also, the armored car is equipped with other equipment, part of which is taken out of the protected hull. This appearance allows the “Foliage” to work in the same order with other equipment, from armored combat vehicles to mobile ground-based missile systems.
Using airborne radio-electronic systems, the crew of the Folk Carriage Station "Foliage" must conduct a survey of the surrounding area and look for explosive devices. The equipment provides study of the terrain at a distance of up to 100 m in a sector of width 30 °. Detected ammunition is proposed to destroy using a generator of high-frequency electromagnetic pulse. Such a beam literally burns the electrical circuits of the mine, causing it to explode or incapacitate without triggering. If necessary, the crew of the car can independently neutralize the explosive device.
The prototypes of “Foliage” were put to the test a few years ago, but the full operation of such equipment began relatively recently. At the end of September, the latest MDR for the first time took part in real exercises. The demining machine accompanied the Yars missile systems and solved the tasks of searching for explosive devices. According to the legend of the exercise, on the route of the column, the conditional enemy laid two dozen mines with control based on cell phones. The training explosive devices were located both on the road itself and at a distance from 70 m.
The crew of the MDR 15М107 successfully coped with the tasks, timely detecting all the threats. According to the Ministry of Defense, the mine was cleared using radio signals that simulate a command to undermine. The Foliage machine found and destroyed all dangerous objects, thanks to which the convoy of the Strategic Missile Forces equipment was able to pass along a given route without difficulty.
As we can see, most of the frightening theses from the Daily Star edition turned out to be a way to attract the reader’s attention in order to increase the rating in a banal way. However, some of the main ideas of the article “Russia developing secret weapon 'MORE POWERFUL than nuclear bomb'” correspond to reality in one way or another, and besides, there are real reasons for concern.
It is well known that the Russian Ministry of Defense pays special attention to promising electronic warfare complexes of various classes and different purposes. Also known about the work in the field of weapons, using an electromagnetic pulse. Thus, in the foreseeable future, promising models of special systems and weapons, including those based on new operating principles, which have not yet been used in the military sphere, can enter into service with the Russian army.
Such prospects for the development of Russian radio-electronic systems can pretty much irritate a potential enemy, especially in the face of countries with developed armies. Modern armed forces are actively using radio communications, control systems, radiolocation, etc., which make them extremely sensitive to the use of EW tools. The appearance of a weapon using an electromagnetic pulse and capable of disabling equipment becomes a very serious challenge and a real problem.
At the end of his article, the British journalist mentioned the possibility of the appearance of EMP-weapons in the DPRK. The unfavorable and regularly deteriorating situation on the Korean Peninsula suggests that the presence of such weapons from one of the parties to a hypothetical conflict may lead to the most serious consequences.
Foreign developments in the field of armament and military equipment are becoming a topic for publications of various kinds, including those intended to attract the reader’s attention with a screaming headline. This time, the latest reports on Russian EW developments have become the reason for the “terrible” publication in the tabloid press. Not all information from the Daily Star, as it turned out, is true, and the task of the article was far from educating the readers. However, it should not be forgotten that such publications, for all their doubtfulness, may well have one or another influence on attitudes in society.
Article “Russia developing secret weapon 'MORE POWERFUL than nuclear bomb'”:
http://dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/648833/Russia-radio-electronic-weapons-Vladimir-Putin-Trump-nuclear-weapons
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